I have always been entranced by language. The way it’s written, spoken, interpreted. The way the French have a word for a certain ‘blue’ type of day. The way the Spanish rolls their rs. The way there are no. The way our minds are molded by the sentences we hear. The way our faces change […]

Since self-care is not always bubble baths, endless shopping or rebounds. Break-up is a deep punch on one’s stomach giving a pain so stubborn which refuses to leave. The clock struck 2:30 am. Eyes wide open, tired but open. Fingers tired of scrolling down feed on social media. Phone’s dying. Sleep-deprived, I lie on the […]

MAMA NATURE, SISTER SUN AND MOTHER MOON Yell from the rooftops, yell from the trees. Mama Nature is here, and here she screams. Mama Nature is coming alive. The world may be crying, but joy resides. Mama Nature is bright with green and blue. Oh, and don’t you worry, the colors of the rainbow are […]

Two Words My grandmother’s name is Anna. It’s a derivative of our family’s saint name Antonio. Antonio, Anna, Antonetta, Antoinette; which is my middle name and my legacy to pass on. Anna has dementia. It’s genetic. It is what is slowly taking her, while we watch. It isn’t the fact that death is holding my […]

I know the presence of Light outside by its outline formed against the door of my room, a black rectangle, erect lengthwise with Golden border. It feebly reaches out to me, I surmise, its faded shade splattered on my books distinguishing their collective contour arranged against the left of my door to which I never […]

Anxiety is defined as being ” a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome”. I often felt like anxiety is more like a fake friend who doesn’t let you do and enjoy a lot of things. One day, I decided to write her a story. A story of goodbye. ” […]

I just came back home a month and a half ago when this whole COVID-19 hell broke loose. I am graduating this semester, and although the quarantine news felt like the holly gospel sang by squishy baby angels, it meant I had to pack the past four years in two suitcases and get the hell […]

For most, this COVID-19 quarantine lockdown comes as an inconvenience, cutting you off from the rest of the world and physical human contact— or, forcing you to work under insanely stressful scenarios. For me, though, it comes as a welcome gift. There’s nothing like the government mandating that everyone stay indoors as a way to […]